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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 号称

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
号称 hào chēng - to be known as; to be nicknamed
- to be purportedly
- to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)

List Ranking for: 号称

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 17,157 8,591 8,078

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
号 háo- roar
- cry
- CL:個|个[ge4]
号 hào- ordinal number
- day of a month
- mark
- sign
- business establishment
- size
- ship suffix
- horn (wind instrument)
- bugle call
- assumed name
- to take a pulse
- classifier used to indicate number of people
称 chèn- to fit; to match; to suit
- (coll.) to have; to possess
- Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
称 chēng- to weigh
- to state
- to name
- name
- appellation
- to praise
称 chèng- old variant of 秤[cheng4]

Other Words Containing 号称

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
号称 - 7 17,157 8,591 8,078